Heritage Plan
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The public is invited to provide input into the development of the City of St. John’s new Heritage Plan which will guide the city in managing, maintaining, and protecting our heritage resources in the future. The plan will align with the Envision St. John’s Municipal Plan and the Heritage By-Law.
The Heritage Plan will look beyond built heritage. It may also consider things such as our city’s cultural heritage and landscapes, festivals, historic events, stories/oral traditions, place names, and public art.
The overarching goals of the Heritage Plan include:
- Protecting built heritage and recognizing cultural landscapes
- Working toward reconciliation with Indigenous residents
- Identifying ways to celebrate our history and the array of cultures in St. John’s
- Reviewing the Heritage Financial Incentives Program
- Enhancing accessibility of our heritage, both online and physical forms
Join the discussion and help shape the new Heritage Plan.
Attend an in-person or virtual public engagement session:
- In person – Wednesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in the Foran Greene Room, Fourth Floor, City Hall, register here.
- Virtual – Tuesday, March 14 at 7 p.m., register here.
To learn more about St. John's Heritage, please see the FAQs. Tell us your ideas or use the map to learn more about heritage areas and existing City designated heritage buildings and make your suggestions there.
City staff will review and consider your feedback before drafting the Heritage Plan.
The public is invited to provide input into the development of the City of St. John’s new Heritage Plan which will guide the city in managing, maintaining, and protecting our heritage resources in the future. The plan will align with the Envision St. John’s Municipal Plan and the Heritage By-Law.
The Heritage Plan will look beyond built heritage. It may also consider things such as our city’s cultural heritage and landscapes, festivals, historic events, stories/oral traditions, place names, and public art.
The overarching goals of the Heritage Plan include:
- Protecting built heritage and recognizing cultural landscapes
- Working toward reconciliation with Indigenous residents
- Identifying ways to celebrate our history and the array of cultures in St. John’s
- Reviewing the Heritage Financial Incentives Program
- Enhancing accessibility of our heritage, both online and physical forms
Join the discussion and help shape the new Heritage Plan.
Attend an in-person or virtual public engagement session:
- In person – Wednesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in the Foran Greene Room, Fourth Floor, City Hall, register here.
- Virtual – Tuesday, March 14 at 7 p.m., register here.
To learn more about St. John's Heritage, please see the FAQs. Tell us your ideas or use the map to learn more about heritage areas and existing City designated heritage buildings and make your suggestions there.
City staff will review and consider your feedback before drafting the Heritage Plan.
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What actions can the City take to protect built heritage?
over 1 year agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.JRover 1 year agoGo beyond Style of Building Exteriors
Include more than just fashions in style in the approach to defining Heritage. Explore and educate the City on the architectural history of the details of style and identify those that were adaptations to environmental and structural conditions for expanded study. Go beyond the cover of the book and recognize important aspects of how interiors were designed, adapted and finished and the materials that were used.
0 comment0mplover 1 year agoDeconstruction & Salvage Policy
Deconstruction & salvage of all available architectural & heritage building materials (interior & exterior) when a heritage property has been approved for demolition by the City. Applicable when heritage properties have been determined to have reached the end of their life in terms of preservation, restoration or re-use due to owner inability (or owner decision) not to maintain and preserve a heritage property - essentially demolition by neglect. Admittedly, this idea may seem out of place in a discussion concerning the many variables involved in creating a new Heritage Plan. It is an unusual perspective as I have long voiced concerns regarding a number of built heritage properties throughout the City & Province. I support & encourage the full protection of heritage & historic structures (& any related ideas that can lead to them being saved, restored, preserved, rehabilitated & re-used) but I cannot ignore the reality that continues to happen in our City (and beyond) as individual structures disappear one-by-one by swift, mechanical demolition. *I've drafted a longer, detailed & referenced document that I will forward to Council separately.
0 comment0Ed Richeover 1 year agoMake costs associated with the retention or restoration of heritage features deductible against property tax.
0 comment3mjphilpottover 1 year agoAdopt the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada
The City's standards for heritage buildings and areas are outdated and do not reflect best practice. The Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada is a national framework used to inform decision-making with respect to heritage properties. It has been adopted by municipalities across the country. The first three Atlantic cities I searched - Halifax, Charlottetown, and Saint John - all use the document. The City has promised to look into it, but we are an outlier at this point and are falling further behind.
0 comment0JRover 1 year agoClimate Change and Building Science reno details
Integrate climate change awareness and emergency preparedness planning with any and all developments in city planning including this Heritage exercise. Heritage is about more than looks. Incorporate building science on materials and construction details into renovation work i.e. a review of the appropriate use of vapour barrier and vapour resistant materials and layers in envelope renovation with the goal of increasing the likelihood that buildings are robust to the risks of rot and mould which may well increase with predicted changes to climate but at any rate are already at national extremes on the eastern Avalon (i.e. St. John's and surrounding areas). In a place iconic for winter temperatures that bounce above and below 0 degrees sometimes multiple times in a given 24 hour period, the behaviour and interaction of building materials is a key subject worthy of study and acknowledgement in the design of any Heritage guidelines. i.e. consider incentivizing the use of windows designed to minimize failure of sealed glazing faced with the stresses of constantly swinging temperatures, e.g. review the long term performance of fibreglass vs vinyl windows.
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Share What cultural landscapes and intangible cultural heritage are important to you within this plan? on Facebook Share What cultural landscapes and intangible cultural heritage are important to you within this plan? on Twitter Share What cultural landscapes and intangible cultural heritage are important to you within this plan? on Linkedin Email What cultural landscapes and intangible cultural heritage are important to you within this plan? link
What cultural landscapes and intangible cultural heritage are important to you within this plan?
over 1 year agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.Learn more about cultural landscapes and intangible cultural heritage in the FAQs.
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Share What other aspects of heritage are important to you as the City prepares this plan? on Facebook Share What other aspects of heritage are important to you as the City prepares this plan? on Twitter Share What other aspects of heritage are important to you as the City prepares this plan? on Linkedin Email What other aspects of heritage are important to you as the City prepares this plan? linkCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.StJosephsover 1 year ago
City needs to encourage (not hinder as is done now) infill development that celebrates new architecture that will be future heritage.
0 comment0StJosephsover 1 year agoConsider future heritage; build new “heritage”. Current development of the burbs will be just as ugly and unliveable 100 years from now.
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Share How would you like to learn about heritage? (ex: newsletter, walking tour, website, etc.) on Facebook Share How would you like to learn about heritage? (ex: newsletter, walking tour, website, etc.) on Twitter Share How would you like to learn about heritage? (ex: newsletter, walking tour, website, etc.) on Linkedin Email How would you like to learn about heritage? (ex: newsletter, walking tour, website, etc.) link
How would you like to learn about heritage? (ex: newsletter, walking tour, website, etc.)
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How should the City promote its heritage?
over 1 year agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.
Lifecycle
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Public Engagement
Heritage Plan has finished this stageJoin the discussion and help shape the new Heritage Plan.
Attend an in-person or virtual public engagement session:
- In-person – Wednesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in the Foran Greene Room, Fourth Floor, City Hall. Registration required.
- Virtual – Tuesday, March 14 at 7 p.m. Registration required.
If you are unable to attend the information sessions, use the tools on this page to provide your feedback or email your comments to engage@stjohns.ca.
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Feedback being reviewed
Heritage Plan has finished this stageContributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review.
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What We Heard document released
Heritage Plan has finished this stageReleased June 16, 2023. Read the document to learn what we heard through the consultation.
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Heritage Plan being drafted
Heritage Plan is currently at this stage -
Heritage Plan released for public review
this is an upcoming stage for Heritage Plan -
Final approval of Heritage Plan at Council Meeting
this is an upcoming stage for Heritage Plan
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Key Dates
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20 February 2023
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08 March 2023
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14 March 2023
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10 April 2023
FAQs
- What is the purpose of a Heritage Plan?
- Why is built heritage important?
- How many Heritage Buildings does St. John's have?
- What is a cultural landscape?
- What is intangible cultural heritage?
- What does Envision St. John's say about heritage?
- What other stakeholders will be contacted?
- What programs does the City offer to protect built heritage?
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Who's Listening
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Email kobrien@stjohns.ca -
Planner III - Urban Design and Heritage
Department of Planning, Engineering & Regulatory Services
ACEmail acashin@stjohns.ca